To improve customer experience and reduce support efforts, John Deere will start pushing display software updates wirelessly using Service Advisor Remote (SAR) to select customers in December at the same time the 19-3 software release is published. To align with that software release, John Deere will target 4600 V1 Servers which are running software older than 17-2 software from 2017 which will install the latest software update available for a V1 server - 10.9.79-185.

On 11 November a letter was sent to customers outlining the updates to the John Deere Operations Center Data Usage Agreement. As a reminder, the Data Usage Agreement allows Operations Center users to opt-out of their data being included within anonymized datasets shared with third parties. These changes will only impact customers that have opted out of Anonymized Machine/Production Data and have shared with their John Deere dealer or another partner via Team Manager.

As the finish line for harvest grows close, I suspect the first thing on many of your minds is the sense of relief in getting another crop out successfully and wondering what repairs need to be made in preparation for next year. While all very important, it’s not too early to be setting a solid foundation for next year’s success from a data standpoint.

Are you thinking about planting season yet? As cold and snow has blanketed most of our area the last few months, it’s hard to believe we will be planting in about 90 days…..the clock is ticking. From the time the combines stopped until now, most farmers have been focusing on reducing costs for next season.

Harvest may have finished recently, but it’s never too early to start planning for next year’s success. There are many ways to use high-quality data collected from this year to help plan for next years’ crops.